de·ism /ˈdē-izəm/ : deism: the belief that God made a perfect machine when he made the universe and it runs on its own
without further assistance from God; God does not actively guide or influence events in the world

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Deism is the belief in a creator, but not revealed religion. Through reason and science we can explore the wonders of God's creation, but we cannot discover the whole truth of the Creator himself. It is within our ideals to be for the greater good, for progress and enlightenment, but not to judge others who have done us no wrong.

There is no church. This is a place for higher learning and community through reverence of the natural world.

Incendiary statements towards anyone or any opinion will not be tolerated. We are capable of adult discussion here, and that is what is expected. That said, please express your opinions gracefully.

Do not feed the trolls. You know what this means. If you give them the attention they want, they'll keep coming back.

Do not use downvotes to express disagreement. Save them for those who contribute poorly, not differently.

We do not want our queue filled with memes and rage comics. We will tolerate them in good taste (example, using the rage faces to tell a relevant story), but not as a cheap means of expressing an opinion. Such submissions are subject to removal at the moderators' discretion.

Do not post in txt-speak. This isn't Youtube. Comments or links submitted in txt-speak will be removed for poorly representing this community.

There is no elitism here. It is good to be proud of your beliefs, but comments and links overtly belittling other beliefs will be removed as a violation of the first rule. Stay classy, r/deism.

Please read the wiki before posting questions about Deism. If you still have questions, great! We'd love to answer them.

"The creation is the Bible of the Deist. He there reads, in the handwriting of the Creator himself, the certainty of His existence and the immutability of His power, and all other Bibles and Testaments are to him forgeries."
-Thomas Paine, Age of Reason

Deism: A Revolution in Religion, A Revolution in You by Bob Johnson. ISBN#:9780939040070. I picked this up a while ago so that I could understand Deism as well. It's only about 100 pages and I think it's a print on demand book so you'll probably have to special order it if you go through a book store.

I'm seeing a lot from Thomas Paine. I learned quite a bit about him in my history classes and how is works were huge influences on the colonies. I always wondered this: if he were alive today, what would his political views be described as?